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  FDI in India reaches record $51 bn in 11 months of FY16: DIPP

  April 25, 2016 15:53 IST

  New Delhi: Foreign Direct Investment in the country touched the “highest ever” mark of $51 billion during the April-February period of last fiscal ended March 31, DIPP Secretary Ramesh Abhishek said today. The Secretary the

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  Boost for e-commerce, government approves 100 per cent FDI in marketplace model

  March 29, 2016 20:15 IST

  New Delhi: The government on Tuesday permitted 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the marketplace model of e-commerce retailing with a view to attract more foreign investments. As per the guidelines issued by the Department

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  Viacom18 partners with DIPP to boost Start-up India initiative

  February 18, 2016 21:06 IST

  New Delhi: Media major Viacom18 and DIPP have joined hands for the Start Up India initiative to launch an outreach programme aimed at young entrepreneurs.Under the 'MTV KICKSTART' programme, the company will launch an annual

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  Ramesh Abhishek appointed DIPP Secretary

  India | February 11, 2016 23:33 IST

  New Delhi: Senior IAS officers Ramesh Abhishek and Girish Shankar have been appointed as new secretaries for departments of Industrial Policy and Promotion, and Heavy Industries, respectively, as part of top level bureaucratic rejig effected

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  BJP never in favour of FDI in multi-brand retail: Jaitley

  National | May 19, 2015 13:18 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the BJP was “never” in favour of allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail and a recent government notification only published the extant policy on it.“Let's be

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  Commerce Ministry, DIPP against bringing e-commerce under multiple departments

  February 12, 2015 17:09 IST

  New Delhi: The Commerce and Industry Ministry has turned down a proposal of the Consumer Affairs Ministry to bring the e-commerce sector under the purview of nine different departments, saying it would create problems for

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  Government clears 33 defence manufacturing projects

  National | October 08, 2014 6:29 IST

  New Delhi: In a bid to boost domestic defence manufacturing, the Commerce Ministry on Tuesday said it has cleared 33 proposals in the sector.According to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), it has

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  FDI inflow declines 38% to USD 2.91 bn in September

  December 03, 2013 16:51 IST

  New Delhi: Foreign Direct Investment into the country declined by about 38 per cent, year-on-year, to USD 2.91 billion in September, according to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.In September 2012, the country had

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  Panel suggests flexible labour laws in its report to Cabinet Secretary

  November 18, 2013 20:18 IST

  New Delhi: A government panel has suggested flexible labour laws and simplified taxation system, among other things, to improve manufacturing in small units.The inter-ministerial committee (IMC), headed by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Secretary

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  FDI in pharma doubled during Apr-Aug

  November 18, 2013 20:11 IST

  New Delhi: Foreign direct investment in the pharma sector has more than doubled to USD 1.07 billion during April-August period amid concerns over increasing acquisitions of domestic firms by multinationals.FDI in drugs and pharmaceuticals was

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  FDI in August dips 38% to $1.4 bn, lowest in last 8 months

  October 27, 2013 17:19 IST

  New Delhi: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India declined to 8-month low of USD 1.4 billion in August, down 38 percent year-on-year.FDI had touched a low of USD 1.10 billion in December last year.In August

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  DIPP considering offering interest subsidy to manufacturing

  October 21, 2013 22:04 IST

  New Delhi: Worried over persisting slump in the manufacturing segment, the Commerce and Industry Ministry is working on a proposal on giving interest subsidy as part of its efforts to shore up growth in the